Nursing bottle holder



18,1945. F. NICKELSON 2,391,264

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed June 21 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 17771 I W 1 TA w 1 J2 J5 i; w

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I lfltorneys Dec. 18, 1945. F. NICKELS ON' NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed June 21, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheegt 2 @Mmm I Patented Dec. 18, 1945 UNITED STAT ES PATENT OFFI C E NURSING. BOTTLE HOLDER,"

Fred Nickelson, Topeka, Kans; Application'v Jnne 21, 1944; Serial No-54l,316

2* Claims. (01. 248-403) 'Thi's' invention'relates to nursing bottleiholders, and inoreparticularly to such a holder adapted to besupported on a crib, bassinet, highchair orthe like, withir-i easy reach of the infant.

A primary-object of this invention the pro vision of anursing bottle holder so constructed that an infant may nurse from the bottle without the'necessity of'the'presence of an. adult-r additionalobject is the provision. of such a holder which maybe readily adjusted to'ac'commodatea variety of sizes of nursing bottles.

A still further'object is the provision of such a holder havingmeans whereby the height of the bottl'ewitl r respect tothe position of the infant, may be suitably varied;

A- still further object residesinthe provision of sucha hol'derhaving means serving to retain the various parts-in varied positions" of adjustment.

"- Qther objects reside in the combinations of 'eicments; arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be morefullypointed out hereinafter; and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of-thisinventive concept.

' In"the"drawings:-

' Figure 1-is a'side'elevational view of one form jdf" device embodying the instant invention as suspended from a suitable support.

ure 1, the nursingbottle disclosed in Figure 1 beingomitted; Figure 3 i's'asectional view taken along the line 33 of Figure 2, certain parts thereof being broken away, and the nursing bottlebeing-shown inoperative position; in dotted lines.

Figure, 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 2 as viewed from the right,

and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 2 as viewed in the direction of the arrows.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawings there is generally indicated at H! a nursing bottle holder, adapted, in a manner to ,be described hereinafter; to support a nursing bottle ll provided with a conventional nipple l2, and be suspended in operative position from any desired support l3. Bottle holder Ill is comprised of a base, or bottle supporting plate generally indicated at M, and

a backing plate generally indicated at [5. Base plate I4 is comprised of a flat member l6 preferably formed" oft suitable sheet metal, the outer edges ct which. are'upwardly and. inwardly turned as: at H to provide; asbest: shown in Figure.4, .a pair of channels L8 attheedgesof member I6. An end ot'member [6 extends a substantial. distancebeyond the ends of: channels 1 8 and: is bent upwardly as at l9 (-See Figure 3*) tor form an extending portion 211i disposed in. angular" relationshipto member I 6, portion 20 comprising; in a manner" to be described hereinafter, an element: of backing plate .Slidably' mounted: in channels I8: is a second member 25preferably composed of sheet metal or the like, members 25 and? lifil'comprisingl the two elements of base plate Ht. Member Z-ii-has'- secured 'thereto, adjacent itsend, a bottle. supporting device 26', comprised of a wire member having endsll secured toplate 25 and a concave formed bottle supporting sur= face 28- upturned at. right angles with. respect to ends: 21- and: hence positioned" in. right angular relationship to base plate 14; A pair of eyes 29 are secured to; member 25-, at an'intermediate position, adjacent opposite sides thereof, and are adapted to engage the loope'd ends not a. coil spring 31 adapted to retain bottle I l in'position on base plate 14 in such position that? the neck of the bottle rests in concave portion 28 0f suppgrtlzfi 1 Member IE is provided with a slot. 32 therethrough, extending a substantial" distance along the length thereof but terminating short of its ends, through: which "extends the shank; 33 of a stud generally indicated at, the upper end" of shank 33- being secured' to member 25.; stud 34 is provided with a head-35 positioned outwardly with respect-toslot- 32'whereby the path of travel of member 25 in channels I 8 i'slimited to the length of the slot. Member 25 is, as best shown in Figure 5, provided at an intermediate point with an aperture 35' through which extends one leg 36 of a U-shaped leaf spring generally indicated at 31. The other leg 38 of spring 31 extends along the upper side of plate 25 and is secured in any desired manner, as by soldering; at 39 to the upper surface of member-25, thus providing friction means resisting the tendency of member 25 to slide longitudinally within channels l8, whereby parts 25 and I6 are normally held in the position, with respect to each other, to which they are adjusted.

Having reference now to backing plate I5 it will be seen that the same is comprised of a platelike member 40 having its outer edges inwardly turned as at Al to provide a pair of opposed channels 42 within which extending portion 20 of member I6 is adapted to be fitted in such manner as to slide freely therein. Asbest shown inFigure 3, the lower ends of channels 42 are pinched as at 43 to preclude disassembly of portion 20 from channels 42. Extending portion 20 is provided, also as best shown in Figure 3, with an aperture 4 therethrough through which extends one end 46 of a leaf spring 41, the other end 48 of which extends along the outer surface of portion 20 and is suitably secured thereto as by soldering. Thus leaf spring 41 serves in a manner similar to that of leaf spring 31 to hold extending portion 20 in any position to which it may be adjusted within channels 42. The upper end of member 40 is bent inwardly to form an angle portion; 50 and thence downwardly to form a parallel portion 5|, thus providing" a "hook-i shaped extremity whereby the device may be supv ported or suspended from any desired support [3.

From the foregoing the method of use of the device should now be readily understandable. Bottle l I is first filled and nipple l2 positioned thereon. Members l6 and 25 are then positioned with respect to each other to form a base of suitable length to accommodate a given size bottle,

and bottle" H is then positioned beneath coil.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided a device accomplishing all the objects of this invention and many others including advantages of great practical and.commercial utility.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventivegconcept and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment herein shown and described, it' is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

l. Ina device for holding a nursing bottle, a base plate comprised of a member having its outer edges jinwardly turned to provide channels, and" a second member slidably mounted in said channels, resilient'means, comprised of a leaf spring secured to said second-mentioned member and bearing on the surface of said firstmentioned member to present frictional resistance to the slidin of said second member in said channel, additional resilient means comprised of a coil spring secured to said second member for securing said bottle to said base plate, a backing plate comprised of a member having its outer edges inwardly turned to form channels and a member comprising an angularly disposed extension of said first-mentioned base plate mem-' berlslidably mounted in, said channels, whereby the position of said base plate with respect to the length of said backing plate may be varied, resilient means, comprised of a leaf spring secured to said angularly disposed extension and bearing on the surface of said first-mentioned backing plate member to present frictional re- .sistanc'eto the sliding of said angularly disposed extension in said channels of said first-mentioned backing plate member, and means comprising a hook-shaped portion at theextremity of said first-mentioned backing plate member for suspendin the device from asuitable support.

2. In a device for holding a nursing bottle, a base plate, comprised of a member having its outer edges inwardly turned to provide channels and a second member slidably mounted in said channels, resilient means comprised of a leaf spring secured to said second-mentioned member and bearing on the surface of said firstmentioned member to present'frictional resistance to the sliding of said second member in said channels, additional resilient means secured to said second memberfor securing said bottle to said base plate, a backing plate comprised of a member having its outer edges inwardly turned to form channels and a member comprising an angularly disposed extension of said first-mentioned base plate member slidably mounted in said channels, whereby the position of said base plate withrespect to the length of said backing plate may be varied, a third resilient means, comprised of a leaf spring secured to said angularly disposed extension and bearing on the surface of said first-mentioned backing plate member to present frictional resistance to the sliding of said angularly disposed extension in said last-mentioned channels, stop means precluding the complete disengagement of said two base plate members, additional stop means preeluding complete disengagement of said two 

